Curtained bookshelves...

I saw this idea this morning and fell in love. I am not sure yet that I have a good spot to use it but I just think it is a neat idea and I want to save the idea for possible future use...


Covering your bookshelves with decorative curtains



Found this on BHG in an article called "19 Ideas to Steal for Your Apartment". I may just have to steal it for my house :) Now just to find some curtains that I want to hide my stuff behind!

Also this one, another solution for hiding things behind some pretty fabric:

Basically some fabric attached with velcro to hide or make any sort of table or shelf more attractive!

Did a bit of scouting this weekend for some of the supplies I'm looking for to reorganize and/or redecorate a couple rooms.



Found some baskets with lids at Michael's that will work in the master bathroom to help contain some stuff, and some other baskets that I think will work in a few other places.



I thought these sand colored wicker baskets would go nice with my beach theme in the bathroom, plus they have lids so I can hide stuff! (sorry for the crummy picture!)








The coffee table is new so I haven't cluttered it up yet! Found the two brown baskets at Michael's. I think they will stay there to catch anything they need to that I normally would clutter it up with! Maybe remotes, coasters, I haven't figured that out yet! I also got 2 smaller versions of those - their home is still up for grabs!

The colorful boxes I found on clearance at Target. I love the 3 colors together, although I expected them to be bigger. I haven't decided for sure yet what to do with them. I may take them upstairs to help sort and contain scrapbooking stuff. I originally thought I could use them in my closet, but that's before I looked at their dimensions. They're cute enough though that I think I will keep them and find a new use for them.

That's all for now. I haven't actually had a chance to start containing stuff in these new containers though... one step at a time :)

Brainstorm list of supplies

Ok, trying to gather a list of supplies I might need to help me with a couple rooms.

My two main rooms I want to focus on attacking first are the kitchen (in desperate need of some organization!!!) and the master bedroom. We finally picked out a bedroom set of furniture, so it's time to get rid of the mis-matched stuff and actually make the place look polished. Maybe even a coat of paint, if I can decide on a color!

Let's start with my thoughts for the bedroom. This is mostly just a place for me to capture my ideas so I don't forget them!!

Things to look for:

• boxes - decorative but can store/hide things
• matching lampshades for nightstands
• floor lamps - have one, need to swap the second with the matching one that's downstairs
• plants or vases for the dressers/nightstands
• large-ish wall hanging mirror
• shelf w/ pictures, vases, candles??
• tray for nightstand to hold contacts case, glasses, water cup? things with possible moisture

...one room at a time...

Ok, before I lose even the little bit of motivation that I have, I'm gonna start up a real basic plan. Here's what I'm thinking. I'll list out the rooms I want to do something with, and set a goal of one room a month. if I get to more than that, great. if not, oh well. and when I get to the end of the list, I'll start back up at the top!

November: kitchen

December: master bedroom

January: living room

February: family room

March: guest bedroom

April: downstairs bathroom

May: upstairs hallway

That's good for now. Lets see how far I actually get!

it's about time

Well, today I went out with my mom and aunt to look at a bunch of model homes that are for sale and just drooled all over them. I've decided that I'm gonna make an effort at decorating my house. If I could make my house look like the model homes then maybe I wouldn't feel so much like I want to look for a new place! Cuz even if I got a new place, it still wouldnt' be decorated like those houses that brought in a professional interior decorator!!

I realize I'm taking on a big task that I don't know if I can handle, but right now, I'm excited about it. I figure if I take on one room at a time, and research a bunch of ideas, set myself a monthly budget or something, maybe I can do it all myself. I would love for my whole house to be painted but we'll see :) start small, Becky, you know how you get overwhelmed and give up!

Maybe I'll even work out a plan so then when I get overwhelmed and start saying "I don't know what to do next!" then I just come back to my plan and see what I should be doing.

Baby steps... that's how I work...